The aircon system and the fact that they did not have solar to offset loadshedding.

The staff were the highlight!

Stayed in March 2024

Nothing

Lovely lodge with traditional layout. Small friendly crew of staff created a welcoming family atmosphere. Excellent game drives with ranger (Thomas) who was knowledgeable in both the natural and the cultural history.

Stayed in March 2024

The game drives, food and accommodation was exceptional!

Stayed in March 2024

Our chalet was very hot at night, particularly when load shedding was happening. The water hole is too far from the main building to see game, particularly at night as the lighting was very poor.

Great central location meant less driving to reach game. The main building was great, so was the chef (Pianos). Also, a very special thanks to Mike, our Ranger, who was phenomenal and found all the game we were looking for and placed us in great situations for interesting photography.

Stayed in December 2023

Nothing to report.

Breakfast was excellent with various choices. Location in the beautiful Waterberg special.

Stayed in November 2023

The hour wait at the gate to be fetched.Cars are parked at gate and a game drive car fetches you. So getting to lodge from the gate is a bit of a long drive you park your car at gate and the game drive car fetches you(which is nice). Patrick called me earlier in the day asking about estimated arrival and I told him but then we arrived later than expected traffic and all.I tried calling him couple of times maybe 2 hours before and then again closer to place there was no response. Also tried the lodge number it wasn't coming through.When we arrived we waited over an hour luckily another lodges car was so nice they gave us a ride if it wasn't for them we would have waited almost 2 hours.In this time still no communication from our lodge.When we arrived Patrick was not apologetic even though he did apologize he had I did not care in his face.The driver who gave us a lift made us feel more welcome than Patrick .There is something called black on black discrimination he was even surprised I had a driver's license I do look a bit younger maybe he thought this young child maybe that's y he treated us that way the day we arrived.I do not normally write horrible reviews but he really started my birthday weekend on a sour note. If he had given a heartfelt apology I would have not written this. Also even if he didn't give me that apology but he made us feel welcome I wouldn't have I really did not feel welcome the day we arrived.Things did improve a bit. I must say the waiter worker Lucas really made us feel welcome always smiling so welcoming and chef was great and rest of the workers.

Away from city really in the bush peace and tranquility,Game drives and view from the restaurant area. It was my birthday weekend chef baked me a cake and got a Moet.

Stayed in November 2023

I would recommend to add a net over the bed to prevent insects to bother guests while sleeping.

Everything was great during our stay! The lodge is very beautiful and immersed in the nature. Every single one from the staff has been amazing, and Patrick was the best ranger we could have hope for! The food was also amazing! We would definitely come back

Stayed in November 2023

Nothing

Absolutely everything. Great staff. Great accommodation. Brilliant animals.

Stayed in August 2023

Nothing

From reception to leaving we were extremely happy with all the staff and facilities. Short stay but would like to stay longer next time.

Stayed in April 2023

N/A

Everything.

Stayed in February 2023

Beautiful place with an amazing staff!

Stayed in January 2023

Nothing.

Superb service from a great small team. Welgevonden is the most beautiful reserve I've ever seen and the sightings are spectacular, mostly due to Patrick's deep knowledge of the bush and the animals in it.

Stayed in December 2022

It was unexpectedly cold. We didn't know that Welgevonden is 1400 meters above sea level.

We stayed 2 nights at Sekala Lodge. We were the only guests and were spoiled all round (fine food, friendly staff, great game drives). We saw a lot of Lions and Rhinos and even a Cheetah.

Stayed in November 2022

exposed to load shedding. little more investment required to reduce exposure

staff amazing

Stayed in November 2022

Very friendly and helpful staff.The food was fantastic and the rooms are very comfortable

Stayed in October 2022

The only thing that we believe it could be improved is the food to match the lodge standards.

We loved the place and the staff made our anniversary extremely special ! The place is so beautiful from views to the rooms ! We managed to see 4 or the big 5 , which was amazing !We loved it and would definitely go back !

Stayed in August 2022

the lodge staff, was attentive, but we could not get away from the feeling, that the tip we left, was although appreciated, was not what they had expected. It just left us with a slight uneasy feeling. The food was good, but toooo much especially in the evening. This is totally personal, but to go to bed on a laden stomach, is just not always something one is looking for.

The guide Patrick Manyike was outstanding and really made our stay very memorable and interesting. We never doubled back on a route and the sightings were magnificent, thanks to patience and pure good bush knowledge and bush reading.

Stayed in August 2022

View in the morning from the deck. Staff friendliness.

Stayed in June 2022

Everyone at the lodge went above and beyond for us. We had an amazing stay!

Stayed in June 2022

We had an amazing stay at Sekala. The staff is exceptional, the food absolutely delicious and the atmosphere just perfect. And it looks even nicer then on the photos. Everyone went the extra mile to make this stay as perfect as it was. Patrick is an amazing ranger and thanks to him we had a lot of great sightings! We would definitely recommend Sekala Lodge and would love to be back!

Stayed in March 2022

Disappointing bar stock, one whisky, no rum, no cocktails. We have some of the best wine in the world, v v disappointing offering! Bedroom lighting very poor, cannot read in bed!

The Staff were an absolute pleasure, could not have been more hospitable and friendly! Meals were prepared with absolute passion!

Stayed in March 2022

I have no complaints at all.

It is a very clean lodge and nestled into the trees it provides a good ambience for being in the bush. The staff were all friendly and always happy. The food is fantastic. The lunch burger is phenomenal. Thank you Leesa, Steven, Abel, Grace, Andries and Eva. You took such good care of us.

Stayed in February 2022

everything. friendly staff, great view, good food, big room with a big bed. swimming pool.

Stayed in November 2021

The only thing I personally missed was having WiFi in the room as I had some essential work to complete…. the lodge WiFi was fine though. I’m sure to many people, this could be seen as a bonus :)

I loved everything about Sekala, especially how they cater for specific/individual needs and requests. My special diet was catered to perfection!

Stayed in October 2021